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what worries me is the next adam lanza may be out there. whether there's copycatting or a psychopathic desire to hurt folks, we need a homeland security approach to mental health in this nation because right now, we are not giving these parents, the nancy lanzas of the world, many options. >> that's a stunning number, three million of those out there. we don't even know. dr. oz, adam lanza's mother reportedly tried really hard to help him fit in with the mainstream. she tried for years. he had a school psychologist at least at one point. i wanted to play you just something that i spoke to a woman who actually wrote a blog and her blog was entitled i am adam lanza's mother, and she was talking about her own son who has mental health issues. she has had to basically charge him with battery, her husband did, in order to get him put into a mental health institution. i wanted to play you what she had to say and get your response. here is liza long. >> the advice i got was that i needed to press charges so that we could create a paper trail again
what worries me is the next adam lanza may be out there. whether there's copycatting or a psychopathic desire to hurt folks, we need a homeland security approach to mental health in this nation because right now, we are not giving these parents, the nancy lanzas of the world, many options. >> that's a stunning number, three million of those out there. we don't even know. dr. oz, adam lanza's mother reportedly tried really hard to help him fit in with the mainstream. she tried for years....
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adam lanza livedded with his mom. she was his first victim. 27-year-old vicki soto was a first grade teacher with a million-dollar smile. her family says that vicki died using her own body to shield her students. >> she was a teacher. that in itself is a hero, having the patience to mold young minds and then have to deal with a monster coming into her school and her classroom and, you know, she-- she was a hero. >> axelrod: first grader jesse lewis was six years old. his dad says he was a happy boy who loved math and riding horses. six-year-old emilie parker was also in first grade, a kid her grandfather says embraced everything with joy. >> she lovedthing in she could come in contact with. i mean, she loved life. >> reporter: ana marquez greene was 7. she and her family moved to newtown in july. on facebook, her father, jazz musician jimmy greene, wrote, "as much as she's needed here and missed by her mother, brother, and me, ana beat us all to paradise. i love you, sweetie girl." there will be much more about this s
adam lanza livedded with his mom. she was his first victim. 27-year-old vicki soto was a first grade teacher with a million-dollar smile. her family says that vicki died using her own body to shield her students. >> she was a teacher. that in itself is a hero, having the patience to mold young minds and then have to deal with a monster coming into her school and her classroom and, you know, she-- she was a hero. >> axelrod: first grader jesse lewis was six years old. his dad says he...
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little is known about adam lanza. but as a gawky high school freshman in 2007, lanza seemed so vulnerable the former school security director at newtown high school tells cnn he warned his school officers to keep an eye on the child so he would not be picked on or bullied. lanza was also assigned to a school psychologist, says the security director. the lanza joined the tech club he remained withdrawn. in 2008, age 16, lanza enrolled anderson cooper a student at western connecticut state university, 15 minutes from his home, taking among other classes german, computer science, american history, and macro economics. he dropped out in 2009, and did not return. lanza's high school friend ran into nancy lanza a few years ago, he says the mom described adam as doing well in college and told him he had taken him shooting as a hobby and liked to go to the gun range. what was interesting, nancy lanza was doing everything she could to mainstream her son. he clearly had issues but she was trying to keep things as normal as poss
little is known about adam lanza. but as a gawky high school freshman in 2007, lanza seemed so vulnerable the former school security director at newtown high school tells cnn he warned his school officers to keep an eye on the child so he would not be picked on or bullied. lanza was also assigned to a school psychologist, says the security director. the lanza joined the tech club he remained withdrawn. in 2008, age 16, lanza enrolled anderson cooper a student at western connecticut state...
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from nancy to always supervise adam at all times and never turn my back on him. >> reporter: adam lanza's parents diversed in 2009. scott, we spoke a mediator in that divorce to who told us that his parents seemed to love him and wanted only the best for him. >> pelley: seth, thank you very much. in light of the story, we wanted to know more about asperger's so we turned to our doctor jon lapook. doctor, nancy lanza told several of her friends that we've talked to that her son had asperger's syndrome. what is that? >> it's a mild form of autism that affects in about one in 88 children. with autism, tends tend to have problem with social communication and interaction, with asperger's they tend to be like little professors. they can be quirky, they can be very obsessed with specific subjects. but they tend to be very highly functional. now, we checked out with our experts around the world today about whether there was a link between violence and asperger's and although there's not a lot of study that have been done, the short answer is right now the answer is no. >> pelley: no connection be
from nancy to always supervise adam at all times and never turn my back on him. >> reporter: adam lanza's parents diversed in 2009. scott, we spoke a mediator in that divorce to who told us that his parents seemed to love him and wanted only the best for him. >> pelley: seth, thank you very much. in light of the story, we wanted to know more about asperger's so we turned to our doctor jon lapook. doctor, nancy lanza told several of her friends that we've talked to that her son had...
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the gunman, adam lanza, was 20 years old. he shot his mother before coming to the school to shoot so many children, adults, as well. as i said, the deadliest grade school shooting ever in our history. and, elizabeth, so many people here having such a hard time coming to grips with this pain. >> it's unimaginable, george. i think every parent when they heard this story break, just was in shock. i felt, i know, physically sick to my stomach. a lot of other people felt the same way. and coming up in this half hour, we're going to weigh in with experts on how to talk to our kids about this tragedy, about the shootings. they will, of course, hear about that. it varies with the age. it varies with the child. but the experts have great advice. it's all important that we make our kids feel safe, even as they learn about this horrific massacre, in newtown, where you're standing, george. >> that's right. it's so hard to figure out how to give them what they need to know. i'm here with dan harris, who has been here from the very beginni
the gunman, adam lanza, was 20 years old. he shot his mother before coming to the school to shoot so many children, adults, as well. as i said, the deadliest grade school shooting ever in our history. and, elizabeth, so many people here having such a hard time coming to grips with this pain. >> it's unimaginable, george. i think every parent when they heard this story break, just was in shock. i felt, i know, physically sick to my stomach. a lot of other people felt the same way. and...
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his name is adam lanza. his aunt has a message for the families of the victims. >> it shocked us all, right to the core. i mean nothing -- i even said to my husband, did you ever think -- he said, no, this just blows me away. >> my heart goes out to the parents who lost their kids. i've lost two sons. i know what they're dealing with. [ loud party sounds ] hi, i'm ensure clear... clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got nine grams of protein. that's three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. ♪ doing it with a cold, just not going to happen. vicks dayquil -- powerful non-drowsy 6-symptom cold & flu relief. ♪ no matter what city you're playing tomorrow. [ coughs ] [ male announcer ] you can't let a cold
his name is adam lanza. his aunt has a message for the families of the victims. >> it shocked us all, right to the core. i mean nothing -- i even said to my husband, did you ever think -- he said, no, this just blows me away. >> my heart goes out to the parents who lost their kids. i've lost two sons. i know what they're dealing with. [ loud party sounds ] hi, i'm ensure clear... clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got nine grams of protein. that's three times more than...
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. >> reporter: 20-year-old adam lanza launched his massacre at home. officials say lanza shot his mother nancy multiple times, killing her in her bed. lanza then took four guns-- legally registered to his mother-- and drove this black honda to sandy hook elementary school about five miles away. students there had finished reciting the pledge of allegiance and the building's doors had been locked. then, around 9:30 friday morning staffers in the front office heard popping noises. police say those were likely sounds of lanza shooting out the glass of one of the school doors. lanza entered the building carrying a bush master a.r.-15 assault rival with two sum automatic handguns inside the pockets of his military style cargo pants. police say he was also carrying hundreds of rounds of ammunition in multiple magazines. there were more popping sounds. someone in the front office keyed the mike phone on the school's public address system in a frantic attempt to sound the warning. as the gunfire continued, 911 calls were made. and just before 9:36, a police di
. >> reporter: 20-year-old adam lanza launched his massacre at home. officials say lanza shot his mother nancy multiple times, killing her in her bed. lanza then took four guns-- legally registered to his mother-- and drove this black honda to sandy hook elementary school about five miles away. students there had finished reciting the pledge of allegiance and the building's doors had been locked. then, around 9:30 friday morning staffers in the front office heard popping noises. police...
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she said she hasn't seen adam, the suspect adam lanza, in several years. but she says that he did have some sort of a disabilities and that the family had some issues with the school for some time, that they had to pull the child out and home school him. that according to the aunt and what she told our affiliate in chicago. so it's starting to paint a picture of a very shy, quiet, isolated young man who for some reason got a hold of the family weapons. now one of the questions that was raised with the aunt out in chicago, why did she have these weapons in the house? if they were hers? the explanation was some sort of survivalist, some sort of concern that something bad may happen and that that family needed to be ready. that's from this aunt who is somewhat distant from the family although she said she was in constant e-mail contact with the family back and forth up until just the day of the shooting. so that's the very latest. it's painting a picture. again everything with a bit of a grain of salt as the investigation continues, the details continue to fi
she said she hasn't seen adam, the suspect adam lanza, in several years. but she says that he did have some sort of a disabilities and that the family had some issues with the school for some time, that they had to pull the child out and home school him. that according to the aunt and what she told our affiliate in chicago. so it's starting to paint a picture of a very shy, quiet, isolated young man who for some reason got a hold of the family weapons. now one of the questions that was raised...
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more details on adam lanza new details are emerging people who knew adam and his family are stepping forward and talking about the boy they called quiet and withdrawn. brian todd has the very latest. >>reporter: his motive for this unspeakable act is still not clear, law enforcement officials say. and in digging for details about shooter adam lanza and his family-- accounts emerge that are still confusing, sometimes conflicting. a neighbor who knew him in recent years describes lanza as troubled. but listen to this account from a young man who knew him. >> he was just a kid. >> just a kid. >> just a kid. >> never anti-social? >> no- i mean just kinda - no. >> troublemaker? >> no not- definitely not. >> noticeable- did he just kind of blend into the background? >> yeah. nothing that would warrant any of this. >>reporter: ryan kraft says he baby-sat adam lanza about 10-years ago-- when lanza was ten, and kraft was 15. he describes lanza as focused, quiet, introverted. he never saw evidence of violence, kraft says. but says lanza did throw the occasional temper tantrum. >> it was genera
more details on adam lanza new details are emerging people who knew adam and his family are stepping forward and talking about the boy they called quiet and withdrawn. brian todd has the very latest. >>reporter: his motive for this unspeakable act is still not clear, law enforcement officials say. and in digging for details about shooter adam lanza and his family-- accounts emerge that are still confusing, sometimes conflicting. a neighbor who knew him in recent years describes lanza as...
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>>en el caso de adam lanza, su madre lo llevaba a practicar tiros, esto fue un detonante. >>los asesinos anuncian de una forma u otra lo que van a hacer. >>hay edición especial de noticias que esta noche presentaremos, como hasta los más minimos esfuerzos por aumentar el control de armas, son sofocados por grupos que buscan que la gente mantenga y adquiera armas sin mayor restriccion >>a tres millas de sandy hock hay un grupo de estos, ademas en méxico aunque se tienen control más estricto, hablaremos de cómo han llegado hasta allá y circulan allá unos 15 millones de armas. por lo pronto volvemos a estudio. >>muchas gracias >>lejos de desalentar la venta de armas, las dispara esta tragedia >>veremos como ha aumentado la cantidad <>>mientras crece el dolor por la tragedia de connecticut, las venta de armas crece. lourdes del río, salió a investigar por qué sucede este fenómeno. >>la controversia tiene un aspecto del que quizás no se ha hablado mucho, ha disparado las ventas. >>ayer tuvimos un alza en las ventas que no veíamos hace veinte años >>cada vez que oc
>>en el caso de adam lanza, su madre lo llevaba a practicar tiros, esto fue un detonante. >>los asesinos anuncian de una forma u otra lo que van a hacer. >>hay edición especial de noticias que esta noche presentaremos, como hasta los más minimos esfuerzos por aumentar el control de armas, son sofocados por grupos que buscan que la gente mantenga y adquiera armas sin mayor restriccion >>a tres millas de sandy hock hay un grupo de estos, ademas en méxico aunque se...
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ended up on adam lanza. that federal source also telling us that earlier this afternoon when ryan lanza pulled up to this apartment building with his girlfriend, he noticed police surrounding it. that's when he was cuffed and taken away apparently. he and his girlfriend both speaking with the f.b.i. and also cooperating with them. there had been reports that the girlfriend was missing. that apparently not the case. also some preliminary reports that somebody was dead inside this building. that not the case, from everything that we're hearing. we've even heard it was possibly the father. again, as rick leventhal mentioned, that federal source telling us that the father is speaking with the f.b.i. here in new jersey, bill. >> bill: you can imagine, too, we're trying to figure out what is fact and what is frankly not facts. hoboken a crowded community and there are a lot of neighbors there. how are they react to go what they saw at that scene today? >> they watched it unfold just like the rest of us did and whe
ended up on adam lanza. that federal source also telling us that earlier this afternoon when ryan lanza pulled up to this apartment building with his girlfriend, he noticed police surrounding it. that's when he was cuffed and taken away apparently. he and his girlfriend both speaking with the f.b.i. and also cooperating with them. there had been reports that the girlfriend was missing. that apparently not the case. also some preliminary reports that somebody was dead inside this building. that...
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we are also learning some new details about adam lanza. the 20-year-old gunman behind last week's or ifg elementary school shooting. this is the small community tries to heal and makes sense of what has happened not even one week ago. there were six funerals today. three of them were for first graders. allison wyatt, benjamin wheeler and catherine hubbard. family and friends said goodbye to substitute teacher lauren russeau, anne marie murphy and principal dawn hochsprung. all have been hailed as heroes for trying to protect their students. i remember hearing lauren's boyfriend saying they had just celebrated their one-year anniversary and he thought that relationship was forever. deborah, let me start by ask go you, what is this new phase that the investigation is entering into? >> reporter: what it is, it is all about motive, motive, motive. investigators are trying to figure out why he did what he did. and adam lanza took very great pains to get rid of virtually the brunt of the evidence which was the computer, smashing it to bits. dest
we are also learning some new details about adam lanza. the 20-year-old gunman behind last week's or ifg elementary school shooting. this is the small community tries to heal and makes sense of what has happened not even one week ago. there were six funerals today. three of them were for first graders. allison wyatt, benjamin wheeler and catherine hubbard. family and friends said goodbye to substitute teacher lauren russeau, anne marie murphy and principal dawn hochsprung. all have been hailed...
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he's been identified as 20-year-old adam lanza. so far, authorities have not spoken publicly about a possible motive. ♪ >> the community is in mourning, at least 2,000 gathered for a vigil last night at a local church, lighting candles and singing hymns while trying to console each other. many in shock. >> when i saw a shooting, i -- i couldn't even process that, a shooting here in newtown, and it was hours later when they started coming out with the numbers, and you just -- it didn't seem real. it seems like this is wrong. a lot of information today, a lot of misinformation given at different times. and you have to say to yourself it can't be real. you didn't want to believe it. >> let's go to newtown, connecticut and msnbc's chris jansing. welcome, chris. we're expecting a news conference in about an hour. what are we hoping learn? >> we do, hope, alex and good morning that there will be official identification of the victims. i know that the medical examiner had been working through the night at the scene, and we saw just arou
he's been identified as 20-year-old adam lanza. so far, authorities have not spoken publicly about a possible motive. ♪ >> the community is in mourning, at least 2,000 gathered for a vigil last night at a local church, lighting candles and singing hymns while trying to console each other. many in shock. >> when i saw a shooting, i -- i couldn't even process that, a shooting here in newtown, and it was hours later when they started coming out with the numbers, and you just -- it...
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>>y habla alguien que fue en un tiempo niñero de adam lanza. el empresario dueño de avion donde pereció jenni rivera habla en exclusiva con univisión. ♪. >>las palabras del presidente barack obama señalando que la tragedia ocurrida en new town no puede volverse a repetir. el mandatario no dio detalles de esto, pero el debate esta. >>en primera plana uno de los debates más controvertidos de la última decada >>el presidente señalo que tomará medidas >>su vocero indicó hoy que el problelma no se reesolverá con solo un proyecto de ley >>algunas organizaciones calculan entre 300 mil armas entre ciudadanos se reporta que hay más vendedores ambulantes de armas que macdonalds >>se planea una medida para limitar la venta de rifles de asalto, esto lo presentarán en enero en la cámara baja. >>espera tener el apoyo de sus colegas que han sido fuertes defensores de la tenencia de armas. >>la asociacion naciónal de rifles y armas tienen mucha influencia porque tienen mucho dinero. >>fondos con los que financian campañas >>deben preguntar a c
>>y habla alguien que fue en un tiempo niñero de adam lanza. el empresario dueño de avion donde pereció jenni rivera habla en exclusiva con univisión. ♪. >>las palabras del presidente barack obama señalando que la tragedia ocurrida en new town no puede volverse a repetir. el mandatario no dio detalles de esto, pero el debate esta. >>en primera plana uno de los debates más controvertidos de la última decada >>el presidente señalo que tomará medidas >>su...
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a computer taken from adam lanza's home in newtown was badly damaged. investigates say they found, quote, significant evidence in that house that lanza shared with his mother before killing her. >>> in light of the tragedy, americans are talking once again about gun control. a new abc news poll found that 54% of americans favor stricter gun control laws. and more than half say the shooting reflects broader problems in our society, not just one troubled person. one leading democratic senator says, this may be the tipping point. but another lawmaker says, more guns are the answer. >> i don't know anyone in the sporting or hunting arena that goes out with an assault rifle. i don't know anyone that needs 30 rounds and a clip to go hunting. >> takes him out before he can kill those precious kids. >>> and texas governor, rick perry, says he supports arming teachers if that's what it takes to keep students safe. >>> we learned overnight that the major retailer, dick's sporting goods, has stopped sales of some rifles and pulled guns from its store near newtown.
a computer taken from adam lanza's home in newtown was badly damaged. investigates say they found, quote, significant evidence in that house that lanza shared with his mother before killing her. >>> in light of the tragedy, americans are talking once again about gun control. a new abc news poll found that 54% of americans favor stricter gun control laws. and more than half say the shooting reflects broader problems in our society, not just one troubled person. one leading democratic...
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the alleged shooter, adam lanza took his own life at scene. his mother's body was found at her home in newtown. but investigators have not established any connection between nancy lanza and the school. a motive has not been revealed, though investigators say they are piecing together the puzzle now. >> our investigators at the crime scene, the school and secondarily at the secondary crime scene that we discussed where the female was located deceased did produce some very good evidence in this investigation that our investigators will be able to use and hopefully painting the complete picture as to how and more importantly why this occurred. >> police are also looking into a report of an altercation, perhaps between adam lanza and school officials on thursday, but that is not confirmed. so far they say they just don't have that information. that's part of the investigation that is ongoing. town officials, meantime, thanked the nation for the outpouring of support but are asking for the privacy of the town's residents. >> i ask that you help us
the alleged shooter, adam lanza took his own life at scene. his mother's body was found at her home in newtown. but investigators have not established any connection between nancy lanza and the school. a motive has not been revealed, though investigators say they are piecing together the puzzle now. >> our investigators at the crime scene, the school and secondarily at the secondary crime scene that we discussed where the female was located deceased did produce some very good evidence in...
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adam lanza identified as the shooter. killed his mother and went to the school where she worked for no reason and slaughtered people inside. >> rick leventhal, thank you for the information, awful as it is. thank you. let's check in with dr. keith ablow, psychiatrist and medical a-teamer who joins us live from boston. you hear what happened, dock toker and it's -- doctor, and it's conceivable. is it mental illness, sociopathic personality? what are we looking at here? looking at something deeply disturbed unfolding here, obviously. if you think about the act of walking in to a school and being undeterred, by the injuries, fatal injuries that you are inflicting on one after another child then your capacity to feel for others is entirely shattered. what we call this will be determined in days and weeks to come. was it a delusion? did this person think that by doing this, he was ridding the earth of evil? that is one kind of illness. was this person in some way devoid of empathy because of childhood events of his own? did ki
adam lanza identified as the shooter. killed his mother and went to the school where she worked for no reason and slaughtered people inside. >> rick leventhal, thank you for the information, awful as it is. thank you. let's check in with dr. keith ablow, psychiatrist and medical a-teamer who joins us live from boston. you hear what happened, dock toker and it's -- doctor, and it's conceivable. is it mental illness, sociopathic personality? what are we looking at here? looking at something...
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y wa the shoot ares name is adam lanza and the father was dead. and thoothat is not true. as we know now. and on the air, first heard that there might be two shooters on the scene and we later learned at least according to the reports now that that is not true. >> in the early part of these investigations. there might be multiple phone call to 911 and you get differing descriptions and i suppose that's the reason that they thought were tootwo -- two shooters. adam lanza carried the id of ryan lanza who is four years old and apparently according to the media reports has not actually spoke tone his younger brother in about two years. i have to presume that that was by design. he wanted to help confuse law enforcement as to the identity of the man they were looking at. and especially in the age of twitter and book bock. a lot of information came out from those sources and it was not necessarily accurate. >> right. >> we struggle to get the best information that we can to our viewers in a situation awful like nthank you very much it is one of the questions that so many of us a
y wa the shoot ares name is adam lanza and the father was dead. and thoothat is not true. as we know now. and on the air, first heard that there might be two shooters on the scene and we later learned at least according to the reports now that that is not true. >> in the early part of these investigations. there might be multiple phone call to 911 and you get differing descriptions and i suppose that's the reason that they thought were tootwo -- two shooters. adam lanza carried the id of...
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though they shared custody, peter lanza said adam lanza stopped visiting him and cut off all conversation with him in 2010. that was around the time that peter lanza began dating his new wife. according to divoce documents obtained by nbc news, peter lanza paid his ex-wife nancy just under $200,000 in alimony in 2012. friends say nancy lanza had not been working in recent years. the "new york times" is reporting adam lanza had, quote, no connections to the school where friday's massacre occurred. >>> students in newtown, connecticut are returning to school this morning for the first time since the shooting massacre. meanwhile, more families will hold funerals. nbc's danielle leigh joins us from newtown. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. just over my shoulder, you may be able to make out a christmas tree marking the memorial that has become the focal point of this little town. it's something those going to class today will drive by, and it will be a reminder that some thing also never be the same. each day long lines of cars bring thousands of tearful mourners to this little town. t
though they shared custody, peter lanza said adam lanza stopped visiting him and cut off all conversation with him in 2010. that was around the time that peter lanza began dating his new wife. according to divoce documents obtained by nbc news, peter lanza paid his ex-wife nancy just under $200,000 in alimony in 2012. friends say nancy lanza had not been working in recent years. the "new york times" is reporting adam lanza had, quote, no connections to the school where friday's...
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perhaps the secrets that adam lanza wanted no one to see. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> perhaps further proof how premeditated this thing was, that he took the time to damage that hard drive. >> he mentioned a former adviser said he had a bizarre condition where he had the inability to touch and feel and empathize with anything. another neighbor and classmate said adam lanza had been a weird kid since we were 5 years old. as horrible as this was, i can't say i'm surprised. why didn't anybody reach out? so many of these kids that are loners and we know they're possibly going through a tough situation, people need to reach out to them. and befriend them. >> hopefully the gun control/ mental health debate this country is about to have will answer some of those questions. >>> older students in newtown returned to classes today, but those who attended sandy hook elementary itself are still waiting for their new school to get ready. administrators have not decided when classes at nearby chalk hill school will begin, but students will get a ch
perhaps the secrets that adam lanza wanted no one to see. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> perhaps further proof how premeditated this thing was, that he took the time to damage that hard drive. >> he mentioned a former adviser said he had a bizarre condition where he had the inability to touch and feel and empathize with anything. another neighbor and classmate said adam lanza had been a weird kid since we were 5 years old. as horrible as this was, i can't say i'm surprised. why...
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phillips'. >>> diagnosing adam lanza. h. wayne carver said he was told the shooter has aspergers syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder. now, people who knew the family say he had aspergers, but advocacy groups say there is no relation between aspergers and violence. bob and susan wright, grandparent of a child with autism and the founders of autism speaks say this -- autism did not cause this horror, the profound tragedy of these senseless murdered will be compounded if it -- against people with autism, but according to a leading medical book, here are some of the behaviors. one, shows a lack of empathy. two, acts up with intense tantrums and three, shows aggression to others and to self. i spoke with bob earlier and asked him how he's so sure why autism wasn't a part of why this tragedy happened? >> well, there's been, there have been a number of studies, very large studies done with autistic children. dr. catherine lord spoke with one this morning "the new york times" and went through the whole thing thoroughly. the result
phillips'. >>> diagnosing adam lanza. h. wayne carver said he was told the shooter has aspergers syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder. now, people who knew the family say he had aspergers, but advocacy groups say there is no relation between aspergers and violence. bob and susan wright, grandparent of a child with autism and the founders of autism speaks say this -- autism did not cause this horror, the profound tragedy of these senseless murdered will be compounded if it -- against...
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now, peter and adam lanza spent most of their weekends together until 2010. that year was the last time adam lanza saw either his father or his brother, ryan. those who knew adam say he had behavioral issues, needed constant supervision and simply didn't respond to either physical or emotional pain. >> if he had cut himself or hurt himself, he would not know it or feel it. so, we were being very, very careful with him. >> police are still having trouble finding a motive in all of this. a computer, though, taken from adam lanza's home in newtown was badly damaged. investigators also say they found, quote, significant evidence in that house that lanza shared with his mother before killing her. >>> and in light of the tragedy, americans are talking once again about gun control. a new abc news poll found that 54% of americans favor stricter gun control laws. and more than half say the shooting reflects broader problems in our society, not just one troubled person. one leading democratic senator says, this may be the tipping point. but another lawmaker says, more
now, peter and adam lanza spent most of their weekends together until 2010. that year was the last time adam lanza saw either his father or his brother, ryan. those who knew adam say he had behavioral issues, needed constant supervision and simply didn't respond to either physical or emotional pain. >> if he had cut himself or hurt himself, he would not know it or feel it. so, we were being very, very careful with him. >> police are still having trouble finding a motive in all of...
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that nancy lanza had these guns and how adam lanza could have gotten those. as we just reported she would have gotten home somewhere between 5:00 and 6:00 the night before, do you know where the guns are locked up? >> yeah, we do have a great deal of information relative to the guns. we've actually got a team, we're being assisted with that, with the atf, and we're literally investigating those guns from the day, the minute they left the manufacturer to the day we see them. there were capacities to lock those up, we know that. and certainly, we're going to check the place of guns every single time they were touched or handled. >> do you know if the lock was broken or were they removed with someone who may have had the competition? can you tell us that? >> i'm sorry, i do not know that information. >> all right. you don't know that information yet. okay. yesterday, we also had reports that the computer had been smashed to pieces. sort of implying adam lanza tried to destroy the evidence, giving the perception he would have known right from wrong. is there any
that nancy lanza had these guns and how adam lanza could have gotten those. as we just reported she would have gotten home somewhere between 5:00 and 6:00 the night before, do you know where the guns are locked up? >> yeah, we do have a great deal of information relative to the guns. we've actually got a team, we're being assisted with that, with the atf, and we're literally investigating those guns from the day, the minute they left the manufacturer to the day we see them. there were...
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the investigation into adam lanza continues. authorities removed computers and videos from the family home over the weekend. >> one of funerals will be of noah posner. it will take place at fairfield connecticut and burial will follow in a neighboring town. they say he loved playing with his twin sister. family members say they have yet to tell the siblings what happened. >> the other funeral today will be for jack pin who is also six years old. he loved baseball, wrestling and skiing. they say football was his first love. he idolized victor cruz. he paid tribute to him, jack opinion to my hero in one of his tweets. >>> out of the tragedy, there is remarkable story of survival. a little girl whose instincts told her to play dead. she was the only student in the first grade class to make it out alive. >> she was the first student that ran out of the sandy hook school. she ran out of the school building covered in blood from head to toe. she said whether she got outside mommy, i'm okay but all my friends are dead. >> pastor added
the investigation into adam lanza continues. authorities removed computers and videos from the family home over the weekend. >> one of funerals will be of noah posner. it will take place at fairfield connecticut and burial will follow in a neighboring town. they say he loved playing with his twin sister. family members say they have yet to tell the siblings what happened. >> the other funeral today will be for jack pin who is also six years old. he loved baseball, wrestling and...
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the father of the suspected gunman, adam lanza. is peter lanza. he released a statement earlier today. it reads in part. "our family is grieving along with all those who have been affected by thishe continues to say. "no words can truly express how heartbroken we are" and that whatever answers we can." >> candlelight vigils were held across the country tonight to remember the victims of the school shooting. kron four's jeff bush was with a group in san francisco and talked to people directly affected by gun violence and this weeks shooting. several dozen gathered at the playground in dolores park at sundown. it was a fitting place to remember the young lives that were lost on friday. reading of names. everyone was clearly moved by the east coast mass murder but stephanie dalton had a heavier heart than most. stephanie dalton knew one of the victims i work with jazz muscians and a very dear friend of mine, jazz saxaphonist, jimmy greene, who is a very beautiful person who's five year old girl, ana greene was lost. >> stephanie could not contain her
the father of the suspected gunman, adam lanza. is peter lanza. he released a statement earlier today. it reads in part. "our family is grieving along with all those who have been affected by thishe continues to say. "no words can truly express how heartbroken we are" and that whatever answers we can." >> candlelight vigils were held across the country tonight to remember the victims of the school shooting. kron four's jeff bush was with a group in san francisco and...
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he is the shooter. >> he is adam lanza. he is 20-years old. we do know this, it seems he is thought to be by neighbors by family members either mildly autistic or a little bit some what off they say. according to one of his former classmates and who happens to be a neighbor timothy dalton, as horrible as this was, i can't say i am surprised. burn in hell adam. >> and yet there are lots of conflicting reports at this point about who he is. his brother who at one time there was some conclusifusion d the day whether it was adam or ryan lanza. there was an id of ryan. his brother was at hoe boek ken in new york. his brother safdz autistic or had as beas burger syndrome. he has been described as a genius. he has been described as an honor student been described as a tech geek, a computer nerd. >> a gamer. >> into technology having game parties. >> a picture of him is emerging. some people describe him as remote but it's hard to get a handle on exactly what his personality issue was. >> there was the -- this information that it was ryan lanza but it
he is the shooter. >> he is adam lanza. he is 20-years old. we do know this, it seems he is thought to be by neighbors by family members either mildly autistic or a little bit some what off they say. according to one of his former classmates and who happens to be a neighbor timothy dalton, as horrible as this was, i can't say i am surprised. burn in hell adam. >> and yet there are lots of conflicting reports at this point about who he is. his brother who at one time there was some...
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he's identified as adam lanza. when he entered the school he was dressed in black carrying two handguns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. >> the minute our officer was there they realized what a horrific scene we had there. >> reporter: the gunman was carrying his brother's identification. when police tracked the brother down in new jersey about 80 miles away they learned gunman was adam lanza said by his brother to have mental health issues. police discover another shooting victim. a woman at the house where adam lanza was living. >> the perpetrator of the crime is dead as is an individual who the perpetrator lived with. >> reporter: tonight authorities say they believe the victim at the house was adam lanza's mother and she was shot at home not at the school though that's still under investigation. a former fbi profiler says that's a disturbing and revealing fact. >> the children was part of her and she was part of them. by going and killing the children she was also killing another part of his mother. >> rep
he's identified as adam lanza. when he entered the school he was dressed in black carrying two handguns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. >> the minute our officer was there they realized what a horrific scene we had there. >> reporter: the gunman was carrying his brother's identification. when police tracked the brother down in new jersey about 80 miles away they learned gunman was adam lanza said by his brother to have mental health issues. police discover another shooting...
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adam lanza's brother was questioned for hours tonight and released later tonight. they say they now believe that adam lanza acted on his own. >> reporter: pete williams, thank you so much. i wanted to bring in the fbi profiler and james fox, the professor at northwestern university. and james, let me start with you, the question everyone has is why. does any information we're learning about the gunman give you any real clues. >> well, it does, this is somebody who planned very well what he was going to do. the weapons, what he was going to bring, what he would wear. not somebody who just snaps and has all of this ammunition in his car. this was an act of revenge, now, that may have been targeted to his mother, but also, by proxy. after all, he allegedly killed his mother, and all of those young children whom she loved. but the location of the crime was not random. >> reporter: clint, you and i were talking earlier. and it is just so hard to even fathom that somebody would go into an elementary school. we're talking about five and six and seven-year-old kids. i mean
adam lanza's brother was questioned for hours tonight and released later tonight. they say they now believe that adam lanza acted on his own. >> reporter: pete williams, thank you so much. i wanted to bring in the fbi profiler and james fox, the professor at northwestern university. and james, let me start with you, the question everyone has is why. does any information we're learning about the gunman give you any real clues. >> well, it does, this is somebody who planned very well...
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he is 20-year-old adam lanza. last night, our piers morgan got insight on lanza from a former classmate. >> he was really quiet, he kept to himself. he was a little fidgety, a little uneasy sometimes if you were to look at him. i think he was just socially not really into going out there and making as many friends as everyone else was doing in elementary school and middle school. preferred to stay to himself. >> reporter: adam lanza's body was found in the school. his mother's body was found at the home they shared about 2 1/2 miles from here. that is where our mary snow is standing by this morning. mary, the area that you are in, big houses, it's a prosperous area, a quiet area. there aren't even street lights around you. the only lights you've got are the ones provided by our lights. this is not something that area's used to. what do we know now about the area and adam lanza? >> yeah, ali, we -- it's believed he did live with his mother and that house is behind me on this quiet road which is now closed off by po
he is 20-year-old adam lanza. last night, our piers morgan got insight on lanza from a former classmate. >> he was really quiet, he kept to himself. he was a little fidgety, a little uneasy sometimes if you were to look at him. i think he was just socially not really into going out there and making as many friends as everyone else was doing in elementary school and middle school. preferred to stay to himself. >> reporter: adam lanza's body was found in the school. his mother's body...
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adam lanza was an honor student who may have suffered from a personality disorder. earlier we reported that his mother was a teacher at the school, now that is unclear. at least one parent said she was a substitute teacher there. witnesses say the shooter was wearing black and a military vest and didn't utter a single word. cbs 5 randy page talked to a former fbi profiler. >> something happened in this life a stressor, that caused him to go over the edge. >> reporter: he says mass murders often have second thoughts before they kill their first victim. >> that is the killing that is the point of no return. >> reporter: in this case adam lanza's possible murder of his mother may have set him off on his plan to commit the others. knowing the last life he would take would be his own. >> he was looking for people that hurt him to be hurt and that would have been his mother, the children that she is responsible for, a jealous access expect that she -- aspect that she lives them more than me. and if i am going to die today i am going to not only hurt her, physically, i am
adam lanza was an honor student who may have suffered from a personality disorder. earlier we reported that his mother was a teacher at the school, now that is unclear. at least one parent said she was a substitute teacher there. witnesses say the shooter was wearing black and a military vest and didn't utter a single word. cbs 5 randy page talked to a former fbi profiler. >> something happened in this life a stressor, that caused him to go over the edge. >> reporter: he says mass...
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the gunman adam lanza carried hundreds of rounds of especially deadly ammunition. last night president obama met privately with families in newtown and then spoke at a memorial service. the president said, quote, we can't tolerate this anymore. we must change. he ended his remarks by reading the names of the 20 child victims. >> charlotte, daniel, olivia, josephine, ana, dylan, madeleine, catherine, chase, jesse, james, grace, emilie, jack, noah, caroline, jessica, benjamin, avielle, allison. god has called them all home. >> erica ferrari is in newtown this morning. erica, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. behind closed doors, the president reportedly told connecticut's governor that friday was the single most difficult day of his presidency. the tears flowed freely as the people of newtown, connecticut, remembered those gunned down at sandy hook elementary school. >> we gather here in memory of 20 beautiful children and six remarkable adults. >> reporter: president obama said he brought with him the love and prayers of the nation. >> i am ve
the gunman adam lanza carried hundreds of rounds of especially deadly ammunition. last night president obama met privately with families in newtown and then spoke at a memorial service. the president said, quote, we can't tolerate this anymore. we must change. he ended his remarks by reading the names of the 20 child victims. >> charlotte, daniel, olivia, josephine, ana, dylan, madeleine, catherine, chase, jesse, james, grace, emilie, jack, noah, caroline, jessica, benjamin, avielle,...
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it appears as there's no record of adam lanza from 2009 on. that was the last time he was registered in any sort of class. the last sighting, a couple of months ago, back at a shooting range where his mom took him, because he didn't want to leave him alone. wolf? >> deborah feyerick, thanks very much. a very small step back to normal today. most of the newtown students, they returned to school for the first time since the massacre with police standing guard. kate balduan is here watching what's going on. you have some new information about this return to school? >> return to school for the sandy hook elementary school students. in a letter to both family and staff, the school superintendent said that they will not be returning to class until after the holiday, in january. there had been some questions this week on when they would. in that letter, the school superintendent, janet robinson wrote this in part, wolf. she wrote, "we need to tend to our teachers' and students' needs to feel comfortable after this trauma in this new place." in the me
it appears as there's no record of adam lanza from 2009 on. that was the last time he was registered in any sort of class. the last sighting, a couple of months ago, back at a shooting range where his mom took him, because he didn't want to leave him alone. wolf? >> deborah feyerick, thanks very much. a very small step back to normal today. most of the newtown students, they returned to school for the first time since the massacre with police standing guard. kate balduan is here watching...
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we don't know much more about -- about adam lanza. we do know that his brother ryan who was a bit older, 24 years old, he was taken in to custody for questioning. he is not being called a suspect, but he was in hoboken, new jersey, when they brought him in for questioning. that's where he lives to try to find out what if anything he knew about this. what he could tell them about his brother. what information they -- he can give about his background. and police also questioned their father. he still lives in this area. he is divorced from his wife who was one of the victims here, and he has remarried. so he too is being questioned by police to try to shed some light on adam lanza and why this tragedy happened. >> thanks for that. a lot of questions are forming around the shooter's mother nancy lanza, the registered owner of the three weapons as susan told us. guns similar to these as we're showing you now, a glock revolver, a glock pistol, a sig sauer and a rifle. i'm joined by a cnn contributor. there are a lot of questions about the
we don't know much more about -- about adam lanza. we do know that his brother ryan who was a bit older, 24 years old, he was taken in to custody for questioning. he is not being called a suspect, but he was in hoboken, new jersey, when they brought him in for questioning. that's where he lives to try to find out what if anything he knew about this. what he could tell them about his brother. what information they -- he can give about his background. and police also questioned their father. he...
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. >> reporter: investigators identified the shooter as 20- year-old adam lanza. sources say he attended sandy hook elementary as a child. police say when he returned pride morning he used a rifle to shoot 12 girls, 8 boys and 6 adults multiple times. 27-year-old teacher vicki soto died shielding her students. >> she passed doing something she loved. >> reporter: small memorials like these on barricades block the roadway to the school are popping up all over newtown. people here are grieving and trying to show support any way they can. >> they're just babies, you know. they're just babies. they shouldn't be taken away from their mothers and their fathers. >> reporter: investigators say lanza also killed his mother nancy before taking the gun she kept in the home they shared. police are still gathering evidence. >> did produce a very good evidence in this evidence in this investigation. >> reporter: lanza's father said in a statement his family is heart broken and struggling to make sense of what happened. >> here is more of what adam lanza's father said in the sta
. >> reporter: investigators identified the shooter as 20- year-old adam lanza. sources say he attended sandy hook elementary as a child. police say when he returned pride morning he used a rifle to shoot 12 girls, 8 boys and 6 adults multiple times. 27-year-old teacher vicki soto died shielding her students. >> she passed doing something she loved. >> reporter: small memorials like these on barricades block the roadway to the school are popping up all over newtown. people...